Censorship is not a new thing. Even back in the old days of the British colony, it seems there was a ‘Gagging Act’ which was only abolished in 1835. That marked the birth of what was called the Free Press. However, 30 years ago today, we took a big step backwards. Let’s hope we can go forward now.
IT was a time of festivity. I was a newly-wed (well, six months into the marriage) and had, just days earlier, celebrated my first Deepavali as the man of the house. It was my new brother-in-law’s birthday and the new sister-in-law was about to have her wedding in three days.
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